I hve been messing around with my new christmas present for a little while now and my wife asked me a wierd question. ( only wierd if you don't have a 4x4)
she asked me if I was going to lift my truck.

I currently have no plans for a traditional lift nore off road tires because my truck will never see any off road use. (not to mention its 2wd) However, I am interested and a more aggressive look.
what I have in mind is to simply raise the front end to ride level with the back end.
after that I will add aftermarket wheels ( 22's or maybe 24's maybe bigger if it doesn't look stupid) and call it a day. Does anyone have any ideas on what works best? I have heard that those leveling kits lower the back end to accomplish the same thing. I dont want to lower my truck. Has anyone ever done this before? Finally, does anyone have any pics of such a thing.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Ron

 

Here's my 2wd. 2.5" Autospring in front and 2" 4wd block in the rear.

 

Why would you lift the front to go with 24s? If you want to level it put shackles on the back. Lifting it will only make the tires look tiny.

Theres pics of mine in my gallery.

BTW anything over 24s and your talking serious money. You can get 24s with tires now for around $5K. 26s will run upwards of $7K and 28s around $10K. If you knew that cool, but the way you talked you seemed to thing there would be little difference between them.

 

I think lifting 2WD trucks, even with spacers in the front only, looks goofy but to each their own. I also agree with the use of shackles to level out the rear rather than raising the front.

 

That looks pretty good. that is kind of what I am going for plus some bigger wheels like 22's or maybe 24's if I can afford them.

what did it cost you??

thanks
Ron

 

After checking our you ride I may be going at this the wrong way.

you have one fine ride.

 

thanks for the input. before I spend any money I have a lot of research to do with respect to what is good for my truck and what isn't. not to mention what is fugly and what isn't (LOL)

thanks for the input.

Ron

 

The front cost $106 and the rear cost me $30. I'm currently saving for some 20s.

 

nothing against lifting a 2wd, but they way I always see it is someone trying to pretend they have something they don't. It's a 2wd, then treat it like one, it it's a 4wd, then treat it like one.

I see lots of lifted trucks that look nice, and then when I find out they are 2wd something changes in my mind as far as opinion of it. Almost like a want-a-be. But if it's a 2wd looking like a 2wd, then I never think twice.

My opinion is also the same of having a 4wd and lowering it to look like a street racer or sport truck of some sort. I think lowering a 4X4 is defeating the purpose of what it is........just my 0.02

I say if you just raise your front to equal your back then that would be enough and it would look nice. Good luck.

by the way, I know you didn't ask for all of the above from me......

 

Go with some 2" drop shackles in the back and some nice rims. It will look great.

 

What about someone who likes the slightly higher stance of the 4wd, but has no use for 4wd? It cost my $136 to get the stance, the dealer wanted $3k.

 

I think the 4X4 stance is the best looking too. I picked a 4wd because I have the option to use it.....some people don't have that option. I think a truck that is lifted looks nice, I just have this thing about 2wd being lifted and 4wd being lowered. I'm not saying these trucks don't look nice, it's just not my thing.

by the way, your truck has the same stance as mine, and it does look nice..

 

I have a 2wd, Autospring in the front, 33" tires. My truck sees plenty of mud down at my hunt club. As another member on the board said "4 wheel drive is for getting out of trouble not into it." Most people in the south don't see snow or any other major terrain to warrant a 4x4 however we still love the monster truck look. so do many people that live in places that do get snow yet dont need it. 4x4 is an option that IMO is overated and rarely used properly (see post here about 4hi not woking etc.) plus those that have 4x4 capabilities maybe use it 5% of their total milage. you'd never see a true 4wheeler w/ anything above a 16 (17 for our trucks) inch wheel on their trucks either. IMO 22's and up are for people pretending to be 16 or want a "pimped" ride. but if thats what a person wants, so be it.

RDSii64 to go with the look i think you want -get an Autspring 2" or 2.5" kit to level the front. Stay with a 20" or smaller wheel and get some 33" x 12" tires. that should do it

 

I agree. I have my opinion and you have yours. Just like anyone else on this site, I respect their thoughts and opinions.....most of the time......

 

Personally, I am leaning toward lifting the front of my 2wd but I haven't actually seen one yet. Can anyone post pics of a 2wd that just has a front lift?